Exploring the Components of Professional Ethics in Teaching, from the Perspective of Faculty Members in Iran

1] The study on professional ethics components among faculty members in the engineering [2] The attitude of faculty members towards professional ethics at Hamadan University School of Dentistry [3] The opinions of preschool teachers about ethical principles [4] Perspective of students about professional ethics compliance of clinical instructors in Jahrom University of Medical Sciences [5] Code of ethics: principles for ethical leadership [6] Teaching Professional Behaviors: Differences in the Perceptions of Faculty, Students, and Employers [7] Academics' adherence to professional ethics in Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science: Students' viewpoint [8] Faculty-related challenges in medical ethics education: A qualitative study [9] How do medical students learn professionalism during clinical education? a qualitative study of faculty members' and interns' experiences [10] The underlying factors affecting the ethical performance of health service providers when faced with disasters: a qualitative study [11] Professional ethics in context: Practising rural Canadian psychologists [12] Professional ethics in pharmacy: The Australian experience [13] Teaching professional ethics components from the viewpoint of students, Qom University of Medical Sciences [14] Factors affecting self-care in women with osteoporosis: A qualitative study with the content analysis approach [15] The practice of nursing research: Conduct, critique, and utilization [16] Essentials of nursing research: Methods, appraisal, and utilization [17] Three approaches to qualitative content analysis [18] Interviews: An introduction to qualitative research interviewing [19] Qualitative content analysis [20] Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: Concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness [21] Addressing the hidden curriculum: Understanding educator professionalism [22] Academic misconduct by university students: Faculty perceptions and responses [23] Exploring spiritual needs and related skills in public health students [24] Kohlberg and hidden curriculum in moral education: An opportunity for students' acquisition of moral values in the new Turkish primary education curriculum Aims Professional ethics plays an important role in all professions; however, it has more importance among faculty members of universities. The aim of the current study was to explore the components of professional ethics in teaching from the perspective of faculty members in Iran. Participants & Methods This qualitative study was conducted in Sanandaj, Iran, in 2017. Using purposive sampling, 15 faculty members of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences with educational experience were included in the study. Data were collected through individual interviews, group discussions, and field notes; and they were analyzed by conventional content analysis. To confirm the accuracy and strength of the data, acceptability, confirmability, and transferability factors were taken into account.